>> NEWLY DISCLOSED MESSAGES FROM SOME OF THE BIGGEST STARS AND
EXECUTIVES AT FOX NEWS SHOW THAT WHAT THEY SAID AND COMMUNICATED
IN PRIVATE CONTRASTED WHAT THEY TOLD THEIR VIEWERS
AND REPEATEDLY. >> HOST TUCKER CARLSON SENT A
TEXT MESSAGE TO ANOTHER FOX EMPLOYEE, SAYING HE CAN'T WAIT
UNTIL HE CAN STOP COVERING TRUMP, ADDING "I HATE HIM
PASSIONATELY." >> AND NOW...
IF ANOTHER TV PERSONALITY WAS EVER AS HYPOCRITICAL
AS TUCKER CARLSON.
♪ ♪ >> Announcer: IT'S "THE LATE
SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT." TONIGHT...
TRUE OR FOX? FIRST, STEPHEN WELCOMES...
IDRIS ALA AND F. MURRAY ABRAHAM.
FEATURING LOUIS CATO AND "THE LATE SHOW" BAND.
AND NOW, LIVE ON TAPE FROM THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER
IN NEW YORK CITY, IT'S STEPHEN COLBERT.
♪ ♪
>> Stephen: POP A SQUAT. ABSOLUTELY.
FANTASTIC. HELLO.
>> Louis: HEY! >> Audience: [CHANTING]
STEPHEN! >> Stephen: HAPPY WEDNESDAY,
EVERYBODY. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY!
DOWN HERE COME UP THERE. WHOO!
THANK YOU. WELCOME.
WELCOME LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. PLEASE HAVE A SEAT.
THANK YOU. WELCOME, FOLKS TO "THE
LATE SHOW." I'M YOUR HOST, STEPHEN COLBERT.
I WANT TO START OFF, FIRST OF ALL, HAPPY HUMP DAY
WHICH IS FITTING, BECAUSE THANKS TO THE DOMINION
VOTING SYSTEMS LAWSUIT, IT LOOKS LIKE FOX NEWS IS ROYALLY HUMPED.
SOME NEW COURT FILINGS DROPPED JUST LAST NIGHT, AND THE BIG
SURPRISE IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD SURPRISE NO ONE.
FOX NEWS DOESN'T BELIEVE A WORD THEY SAY, AND NEITHER SHOULD
YOU. AND NEITHER SHOULD THE WHITE
HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS' ASSOCIATION.
CASE IN POINT: NEWS CORP CEO AND PICARD
ACTION FIGURE LEFT ON A HOT DASHBOARD,
RUPERT MURDOCH. PUBLICLY, RUPERT MURDOCH'S
NETWORK HAS BEEN TOTALLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE FORMER
PRESIDENT AND HIS ELECTION LIES, BUT PRIVATE MESSAGES
FROM NOVEMBER 2020 SHOW MURDOCH FRETTING THAT THE EX-PRESIDENT
WAS GOING "INCREASINGLY MAD." INCREASINGLY MAD.
I'M JUST CURIOUS, RUPY. AT WHAT POINT
IN HIS MADNESS MIGHT IT OCCUR TO YOU TO REPORT THAT
THAT THE MOST POWERFUL MAN IN THE WORLD HAS GROWN INCREASINGLY
MAD. I BELIEVE THE SCALE GOES:
MAD, INCREASINGLY MAD, INCITING A COUP,
STRANGLING HIS SECRET SERVICE DRIVER, AND DINNER WITH KANYE.
THAT'S RIGHT AT THE TOP. WE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT MURDOCH
SAID UNDER OATH THAT HE BELIEVES THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION WAS FREE, FAIR, AND NOT STOLEN.
BUT HERE'S THE THING. AFTER HIS OWN VOTE TRACKING TEAM
CALLED ARIZONA FOR BIDEN, ENRAGING THE MAGA CROWD,
THE NETWORK HAD AN EMERGENCY MEETING, WHERE FOX NEWS' CEO
LAMENTED, "IF WE HADN'T CALLED ARIZONA, THOSE THREE OR
FOUR DAYS FOLLOWING ELECTION DAY, OUR RATINGS WOULD HAVE BEEN
BIGGER," BECAUSE "THE MYSTERY WOULD HAVE BEEN STILL HANGING
OUT THERE." THAT'S RIGHT.
FOX NEWS BELIEVES NEWS SHOULD BE MYSTERIOUS.
THEY LEARNED THEIR JOURNALISM FROM SCOOBY DOO.
>> RIP HIS MASK OFF! [GASPS]
IT'S THE OLD MAN WHO RUNS THE ABANDONED CASINO!
>> AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN PRESIDENT, TOO, IF IT WASN'T
FOR YOU MEDDLING VOTERS. >> ZOINKS!
>> IT'S A ROUP-D'ETAT, SHAGGY! >> HE'S SOLVING MYSTERIES,
LIKE A DOG. >> Stephen: ANOTHER THING
WE LEARNED: SEAN HANNITY WAS
ON A TEXT CHAIN WITH FOX AND FRIEND STEVE DOOCY,
AND SEAN COMPLAINED ABOUT THE NEWS TEAM'S INSISTENCE
ON REPORTING FACTS, WRITING "NEWS DESTROYED US."
WELL, IF IT MAKES YOU FEEL ANY BETTER, SEAN, YOU ALSO
DESTROYED NEWS. THE DOOCE...
THE DOOCE RESPONDED TO HANNITY,
MOCKING THE NEWS SIDE OF FOX, SAYING, "THEY DON'T CARE.
THEY ARE JOURNALISTS." YEAH, THEY'RE JOURNALISTS.
THEY DON'T HAVE REAL JOBS LIKE "AND FRIEND."
PERHAPS THE BIGGEST HYPOCRITE AT FOX NEWS IS TOP-RATED PRIME TIME
HOST TUCKER CARLSON, SEEN HERE WATCHING E.T. DIE.
EVEN THOUGH TUCKER HAS PUBLICLY DEFENDED THE FORMER PRESIDENT,
THE COURT FILINGS SHOW THAT ON JANUARY 4, 2021,
CARLSON WROTE PRIVATELY, "I HATE HIM PASSIONATELY."
WHAT? WHAT?
YOU HATE HIM? BUT TALKING ABOUT HIM
PAYS YOUR BIG SALARY! THIS IS LIKE FINDING A TEXT
FROM THE INFOMERCIAL GUY THAT SAYS,
"SOMEONE PLEASE GET ME PAPER TOWELS!
THIS STUPID SHAMWOW JUST KIND OF MOVES IT ALL AROUND."
BY THE WAY, FOR THE RECORD, THIS IS WHAT TUCKER CARLSON
LOOKS LIKE WHEN HE HATES YOU PASSIONATELY.
SO KUDOS TO TUCKER. IT'S NOT EASY TO LOOK LIKE THE
CRAZY ONE IN A PHOTO WITH THE FORMER PRESIDENT
AND MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE. THAT IS...
SOME DOWNTOWN. THESE FILINGS REVEAL ALL SORTS
OF DAMNING PRIVATE COMMUNICATIONS FROM
TUCKER CARLSON. BUT THEY'RE JUST TEXTS.
THERE'S NO AUDIO. BUT "THE LATE SHOW" HAS USED
CUTTING EDGE A.I. TECHNOLOGY AND THIS IS TRUE.
WE CREATED A FAKE TUCKER CARLSON SOUNDALIKE TO READ HIS ACTUAL
WORDS FROM HIS ACTUAL TEXTS, LIKE WHEN HE ACTUALLY WROTE
THIS ABOUT THE FORMER PRESIDENT.
>> THAT'S THE LAST FOUR YEARS. WE'RE ALL PRETENDING WE'VE GOT
A LOT TO SHOW FOR IT, BECAUSE ADMITTING WHAT A DISASTER
IT'S BEEN IS TOO TOUGH TO DIGEST.
BUT COME ON. THERE ISN'T REALLY AN
UPSIDE TO TRUMP. >> Stephen: WOW.
I KNOW THAT REALLY SOUNDS LIKE TUCKER'S VOICE, BUT THAT'S NOT
REALLY HIM SPEAKING. AND THE WAY YOU CAN TELL
THAT'S NOT REALLY TUCKER, IS THAT HE WAS SAYING WHAT HE
ACTUALLY BELIEVES ON TV. BUT AGAIN,
THOSE ARE REAL TEXTS.
AND TUCKER IS RIGHT. WITH THE FORMER PRESIDENT,
THERE IS NO UPSIDE. BUT THEN AGAIN, THERE IS PLENTY
OF BACKSIDE. AN OLDIE BUT A GOODIE.
NICE TO SEE. AND SINCE THE REVELATION OF HIS
VAST, DUPLICITOUS HYPOCRISY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO BELIEVE
ABOUT TUCKER ANYMORE. DOES HE REALLY
TAN HIS TESTICLES? DOES HE ACTUALLY WANT TO
HAVE SEX WITH A LADY M&M? OR IS HE JUST LEADING HER
ON WITH HIS PALE, PALE TESTICLES.
EVEN, EVEN WHILE BEING EXPOSED AS A LEGALLY DOCUMENTED CYNICAL
AND COWARDLY LIAR, CARLSON HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO
BELIEVE HIS DECEPTIVE EDIT OF THE JANUARY 6TH FOOTAGE.
BUT THE REACTION HAS BEEN DECIDEDLY MIXED,
INCLUDING THIS TAKEDOWN FROM G.O.P. SPOKESSKIN,
MITCH MCCONNELL. >> IT WAS A MISTAKE, IN MY VIEW,
FOR FOX NEWS TO DEPICT THIS IN A WAY THAT'S COMPLETELY AT
VARIANCE WITH WHAT OUR CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL HERE AT THE
CAPITOL THINKS. >> Stephen: OH, TUCK, YOU JUST
GOT MITCH SLAPPED. MITT ROMNEY PILED ON.
>> IT'S REALLY SAD TO SEE TUCKER CARLSON GO OFF THE RAILS
THAT BAD. >> Stephen: OH, MITT,
THIS ISN'T NEW. FOR YEARS, TUCKER'S BEEN GOING
OFF THE RAILS AND POURING HIS POISON ON AMERICA.
THAT'S WHY THEY CALL HIM THE NORFOLK SOUTHERN
OF CABLE NEWS! AND THERE'S NEWS OUT THERE
ABOUT A LITTLE THING YOU MIGHT KNOW CALLED MARIJUANA.
DISCO LETTUCE. THE DEVIL'S ARUGULA.
UNCLE JAZZ CABBAGE. BECAUSE YESTERDAY,
OKLAHOMA VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY REJECTED AN EFFORT TO LEGALIZE
RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA. WHAT ARE YOU THINKING, OKLAHOMA?
YOUR WHOLE STATE IS A PIPE. PANHANDLE MY ASS.
IT'S A PANHANDLE, SURE. THOSE WHO OPPOSE
THE RECREATIONAL DANKAGE SAY THAT THIS REJECTION WILL
"IMPROVE THE MENTAL HEALTH OF THOSE IN OUR STATE."
SO IF YOU'RE STRESSED IN OKLAHOMA, YOU'RE GONNA HAVETO
DEAL WITH IT THE OLD FASHIONED WAY: CHEWING ON A STALK OF
WHEAT, STARING INTO THE DISTANCE,
AND REALIZING THE WIND TAKES A LOT OF GOOD MEN.
THE DUST IS YOUR BROTHER NOW. THIS VOTE WAS A BIT OF
A SURPRISE, GIVEN THAT OKLAHOMA HAS EMBRACED
MEDICAL MARIJUANA AND NEARLY 10% OF THE POPULATION ALREADY
HAS A MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARD. EXPLAINS WHY THEY'VE CHANGED
THE NAME OF THE STATE TO OH-GLAUCOMA.
AND REPORTERS SAY THERE'S A MARIJUANA SHOP ON "EVERY
CORNER," WITH 400 DISPENSARIES IN OKLAHOMA CITY ALONE.
♪ OOOOOKLAHOMA ♪ ♪ WHERE THEY ALL ENJOY ♪
♪ A PUFF-PUFF-PASS ♪ ♪ AND IF ONE STORE'S CLOSED ♪
♪ JUST USE YOUR NOSE ♪ ♪ YOU CAN FIND ♪
♪ MORE STICKY, ICKY ♪ ♪ GRAAAASS! ♪
I GOT AHEAD OF IT. IN OTHER NEWS, WE'RE GETTING
DISTURBING REPORTS THAT THERE ARE COUNTRIES BESIDES THE
UNITED STATES -- AND OVER IN FRANCE,
A MASS STRIKE HAS BROUGHT THE COUNTRY TO A HALT.
WITH STOPPAGES AMONG TRUCK DRIVERS,
GARBAGE COLLECTORS, SCHOOLS, FUEL DELIVERIES,
AIR TRAVEL, AND TRAIN SERVICE. THE STRIKE EVEN AFFECTED THE
LOUVRE, WHERE PROTESTERS BRIEFLY OCCUPIED THE ROOM WHERE
THE MONA LISA IS DISPLAYED. AND SHE WAS NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT.
OR WAS SHE? IT'S HARD TO TELL REALLY.
THIS ALL KICKED OFF ON MONDAY WHEN TRUCKERS SPORADICALLY
BLOCKED MAJOR HIGHWAY ARTERIES AND INTERCHANGES IN GO-SLOW
ACTIONS DUBBED "ESCARGOT." EVENTUALLY, AUTHORITIES ARRIVED
AND REMOVED THE PROTESTORS WITH A SPECIAL LITTLE FORK.
SO WHY ALL THE FRENCH FRIED FUSS?
A GOVERNMENT PROPOSAL TO RAISE THE RETIREMENT AGE FROM 62
TO 64. WHAT?
FRANCE'S RETIREMENT AGE IS 62? AMERICA'S RETIREMENT AGE
IS DEATH. WHEN YOU TURN 85,
THEY STRAP YOU TO A POLE AND PROP YOU UP
AT THE FRONT OF A WALMART. WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW
FOR YOU TONIGHT. MY GUESTS ARE IDRIS ELBA
AND F. MURRAY ABRAHAM. BUT WHEN WE COME BACK,
WOMEN! YEAH, I SAID IT.
♪ ♪
>> Stephen: GIVE IT UP FOR THE BAND, EVERYBODY.
LOUIS CATO AND "THE LATE SHOW." RIGHT THERE.
, TONIGHT WE HAVE TWO AMAZING PEOPLE ON.
OSCAR-WINNER F. MURRAY ABRAHAM IS GOING TO BE OUT HERE IN A
LITTLE WHILE. "THE WHITE LOTUS" SEASON TWO.
IN JUST A FEW MINUTES, THE ONE, THE ONLY, LOVELY MAN, AMAZING
PERFORMER, PHYSICALLY ATTRACTIVE.
IDRIS ELBA. THAT'S NICE.
BEAUTIFUL MAN. ON A LOT OF LEVELS, BEAUTIFUL
MAN. FOLKS, I HOPE YOU'VE ALL BEEN
CELEBRATING BECAUSE IT'S INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] DON'T FORGET TO GET SOMETHING
SPECIAL FOR THE WOMEN IN YOUR LIFE, LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES
CONTAINING A LIST OF THEIR MALE COWORKERS' SALARIES.
UNFORTUATELY, IT'S NOT BEEN A GREAT YEAR FOR THE LADIES.
IN IRAN, ALMOST 4,000 WOMEN HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN PROTESTS.
IN AFGHANISTAN, THE TALIBAN HAS CRACKED DOWN ON WOMEN'S
RIGHTS, AND RIGHT HERE IN THE OVERTURNED ROE V. WADE.
IT'S GOTTEN SO BAD THAT BEYONCE UPDATED HER HIT SONG.
>> ♪ WHO RUN THE WORLD? ♪ ♪ TURDS! ♪
>> Stephen: BUT DON'T WORRY THAT THIS YEAR WAS A SETBACK,
BECAUSE THERE'S GOOD NEWS FROM U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL
ANTONIO GUTERRES, SEEN HERE SAYING, "IT'S NOT MY FAULT!
THAT BABY WAS SLIPPERY!" GUTERRES BELIEVES THAT THINGS
FOR WOMEN WILL GET BETTER IN THE FUTURE.
WAY, WAY IN THE FUTURE. 'CAUSE THIS WEEK HE PREDICTED
THAT GENDER EQUALITY IS "300 YEARS AWAY."
OR AS FOX NEWS PUT IT, "WILL WOKE TIME TRAVELERS COME
BACK AND CANCEL OUR HOOTERS?" OF COURSE, INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S
DAY IS ALSO A TIME TO HONOR ALL THE BRANDS WHO WOULD LIKE
TO BOOST THEIR SALES, LIKE CONDOM COMPANY DUREX,
WHO HELD A PUBLICITY STUNT IN LONDON TO HIGHLIGHT
THE FACT THAT WOMEN ARE FOUR TIMES LESS LIKELY TO SAY
THEY ALWAYS ORGASM DURING SEX, WHICH THEY HAVE DUBBED
THE "ORGASM GAP," WHICH IS ALSO THE BEST PLACE
TO BUY REASONABLY PRICED ASSLESS CHAPS.
HERE'S HOW DUREX HIGHLIGHTED THE O-GAP.
>> I'M HERE IN LONDON WITH A BUNCH OF FOOTBALL FANS
ABOUT TO WATCH A BIG MATCH. WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW IS
THAT THE SCREEN IS GOING TO BE TURNED OFF RIGHT AT THOSE
CLIMATIC MOMENTS TO GIVE THEM THAT FEELING OF MISSING OUT.
>> Stephen: TO CONTINUE THE METAPHOR, WHEN THE GAME
RESTARTED, THE TV SCREEN SAID, "OH, YOU'RE AMAZING, BABE,"
AND THEN TURNED OVER AND CHECKED ITS EMAIL.
DUREX ISN'T THE ONLY BRAND HOPPING ON THE LADY TRAIN.
SO IS MATTEL, WHICH UNVEILED A NEW "WOMEN IN STEM" LINE
OF BARBIE DOLLS, INCLUDING SPACE SCIENTIST
DR. MAGGIE ADERRIN-POECOCK, FORMER YOUTUBE CEO
SUSAN WOCHITSKY, AND MARINE RESEARCHER
AND MICROBIOLOGIST ANTJE BOETIUS.
IT'S A GREAT CELEBRATION OF WOMEN, AND SO MUCH FUN FOR KIDS!
"HEY, BARBIE, WANNA GO TO THE BACH?"
"SORRY, KEN. I'M FORMER YOUTUBE CEO
SUSAN WOCHITSKY, AND I'VE GOT A 6:00 A.M. MEETING WITH
THE TOKYO OFFICE ABOUT CLICKTHROUGH OPTIMIZATION."
"OKAY." OTHER BRANDS ARE ALSO JOINING
THE LADY HONORING, LIKE HERSHEY'S, WHICH IS
CELEBRATING WITH "HER-SHE BARS." OTHER CANDY COMPANIES ARE
JOINING IN WITH PRODUCTS LIKE GOOBERS B. ANTHONY,
AND RUTH BADER TWIZZLERS. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH
IDRIS ELBA.
♪ ♪
>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY FIRST GUEST IS AN ACTOR
YOU KNOW FROM "THE WIRE," "MOLLY'S GAME," AND "LUTHER."
HE NOW STARS IN THE NEW MOVIE "LUTHER: THE FALLEN SUN."
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW,"
IDRIS ELBA. >> Idris: HEY!
♪ ♪ >> Stephen: THERE YOU GO.
NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. TO BE TOO NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> Stephen: IT'S BEEN A MINUTE SINCE YOU'VE BEEN >> Idris: I
WANT TO DO THAT AGAIN. >> Stephen: I MIGHT WANT TO DO
IT AGAIN BECAUSE I DIDN'T HUG YOU VERY WELL.
I FORGET HOW TALL YOU ARE. I FELT LIKE A TODDLER HUGGING
HIS DAD. >> Idris: THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
COME TO PAPA. ANY TIME.
>> Stephen: YOU WERE HERE THREE YEARS AGO FOR THE MOVIE
"HOBBS AND SHAW." BEFORE WE CAN GET TO THE OTHER
STUFF YOU'VE GOT TO SETTLE SOMETHING.
THERE'S AN INCREDIBLE CONTROVERSY ABOUT THAT MOVIE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT? THERE WAS A CONTROVERSY AS TO
WHETHER HOBBS AND SEAN IS CANNON IN "THE FAST AND FURIOUS"
UNIVERSE. DOES IT FIT ANYWHERE?
DO WE HAVE TO ACCEPT IT AS PART OF THE STORY OF FAST AND THE
FURIOUS. WHAT IS YOUR BELIEF?
KEEP IN MIND THAT IF IT'S PART OF THE CANON THEN WHY IS THE
11TH FAST AND FURIOUS MOVIE CALLED FAST 10?
YOU DON'T GET EASY QUESTIONS HERE.
YOU KNOW. WE HOLD THE GUEST'S FEET TO THE
FIRE. >> Idris: YOU ARE PUTTING THE
RIGHT IN THERE. >> Stephen: I WOULD SAY THAT I
WAS AMAZING THAT MOVIE. >> Idris: I WOULD SAY I WAS
AMAZING THAT MOVIE. >> Stephen: THAT'S THE RIGHT
ANSWER. >> Idris: DO YOU MIND IF I
TAKE THIS COAT OFF? >> Stephen: IDRIS, YOU CAN
TAKE THE PANTS OFF. >> Idris: I BROUGHT JACKET.
IT'S QUITE LUTHERY. >> Stephen: JUST DRAPE IT.
VERY NICE. WE ALSO MIX IT UP.
YOU NEVER KNOW. YOU LAUGH NOW.
YOU WON'T BE LAUGHING WHEN I AM DEAD ON THE FLOOR.
PUNCH MY HEAD OFF MY SHOULDERS. HAVE YOU BEEN?
>> Idris: GOOD, MAN. SINCE I SAW YOU, I HAD A BIG
BIRTHDAY. >> Stephen: WHICH ONE?
>> Idris: 5-0. >> Stephen: OH, WOW.
WHAT'S THAT LIKE? >> Idris: YOU HAVEN'T REACHED
IT YET. >> Stephen: SOMEDAY.
>> Idris: THERE'S A LOT -- GINA WHAT IGAF MEANS?
"I DON'T GIVE A... ">> Stephen: IT'S A GOOD
FEELING PASS 50. YOU DO NOT CARE WHAT PEOPLE
THINK OF YOU. >> Idris: IT WORKS FOR ALMOST
EVERYTHING. I DON'T GIVE A...
>> Stephen: DOES IT AFFECT YOUR PERFORMANCE?
YOU JUST DO YOUR THING? >> Idris: IT MAKES ME MORE
CONSIDERATE, CONSIDERING MY PERFORMANCE.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE MONEY LEFT?
>> Idris: YEAH. >> Stephen: THIS COULD BE IT.
>> Idris: THAT WASN'T WHERE I WAS GOING BUT YES.
>> Stephen: THINK ABOUT THAT. >> Idris: 100%.
IT FEELS GOOD AND I FEEL GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
>> Stephen: I AM 58. I AM BARELY HANGING ON.
I KEEP MY COAT ON. NO ONE WANTS TO SEE MY GUNS.
LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT BESIDES BEING
AN ACTOR, YOU'RE ALSO A D.J. YOU D.J. ON --
THEY CHECK YOUR I.D.? >> Idris: THEY CHECK MY I.D.
I STILL D.J. AND I DID COACH COACHELLA.
I DON'T KNOW. THEY MUST BE SUCKERS FOR
PUNISHMENT. I'M GOING TO HAVE A GOOD TIME AT
COACHELLA. I LOVE DJING.
IT'S KIND OF A GROUND ZERO FOR ME.
KEEPS ME VERY GROUNDED. >> Stephen: OKAY.
DO YOU HAVE A D.J. NAME? >> Idris: IT IS IDRIS ELBA.
>> Stephen: COME ON. YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A D.J.
GOATEE, I DON'T KNOW. >> Idris: I USED TO BE D.J.
BIG DRIS. >> Stephen: OUT WHAT I BE?
>> Idris: D.J. COLD BEARD. >> Stephen: BIG BEAR LITTLE
BEAR? >> Idris: [LAUGHS]
>> Stephen: LITTLE BEAR? >> Idris: D.J. CB.
>> Stephen: THAT'S NICE. >> Idris: IT'S A WORKING TI
TITLE. >> Stephen: IN ALL
SERIOUSNESS, YOU'RE ONE OF MY FAVORITE ACTORS AND I'M JUST
CURIOUS WHETHER, HAVE YOU GOTTEN BETTER AS AN ACTOR?
I'M NOT SAYING POST 50 BUT AS YOU GET OLDER, HOW DOES THAT
CHANGE YOUR APPROACH TO THE WORK?
PEOPLE ARE YOUNGER. THEY HAVE A CERTAIN VITALITY AND
HUNGER THEY THREW THEMSELVES INTO THE WORK COMPLETELY
SOMETIMES TO A FAULT. HOW DOES BEING A MORE MATURE MAN
CHANGED WE DO YOUR PERFORMANCES? >> Idris: THERE'S A LOT OF
EXPERIENCE THAT GOES INTO IT. FIRST OF ALL, THE ROLES YOU
PICK. YOU'RE SORT OF LOOKING AT THE
SCRIPT, THINKING ABOUT, WHAT DO I HAVE TO OFFER TO THE
CHARACTER? WHAT DO I HAVE TWO OFFER TO THE
DIRECTOR, THE CAST QUESTION ON HOW MANY DAYS DO I HAVE OFF?
>> Stephen: AND WHAT IS THE LOCATION?
>> Idris: ONCE THE LOCATION? >> Stephen: ARE WE SHOOTING IN
IBIZA? >> Idris: AGE GIVES YOU MORE
THAN ACQUISITIVENESS TO GET AS CLOSE TO THE CHARACTERS YOU CAN.
I ENJOY THAT PROCESS A LOT MORE AS I GET OLDER.
>> Stephen: AS I WAS SAYING TO YOU BACKSTAGE AND I KNOW THIS
MOVIE CAME OUT DURING COVID SO IT'S BEEN OUT FOR LITTLE WHILE
BUT I THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD SEE "3,000 YEARS OF LONGING."
YOU ARE AT LEAST THREE 3000 YEARS OLD.
I DON'T KNOW ANOTHER ACTOR WHO CAN CONVEY THAT LEVEL OF SOUL
SOULFUL, HEARTBROKEN GRAVITAS THAT YOU BRING TO THAT PART.
AN OTHERWORLDLY BEING FILLED WITH GRIEF OVER THE LONELINESS
OF LIFE. >> Idris: IT'S A CLASSIC AND
NO ONE HAS SEEN IT. >> Stephen: I THINK IT IS A
CLASSIC. ONE OF GEORGE MILLER'S GREATEST
FILMS. >> Idris: IT IS.
ONE OF THE HARDEST FILMS TO MAKE.
WE SHOT IT IN SYDNEY DURING THE PANDEMIC.
IT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT FILM TO MAKE.
IT IS A DEEP FILM. IT'S ABOUT A GENIE WHO BASICALLY
LIVES FOR 3,000 YEARS AND MEETS A WOMAN IN A HOTEL ROOM AND
SAYS, YOU KNOW, HERE'S YOUR THREE WISHES.
SHE'S LIKE "NAH, NOT INTO THAT." "LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING."
>> Stephen: HE CAN'T BE FREE UNTIL SHE ASKS FOR THREE WISHES.
THE TRUEST, THE WISHES OF HER HEART.
>> Idris: IT'S A GOOD FILM. IT'S DEEP.
>> Stephen: YOU SAID IN RECENT YEARS, YOU BEEN, THE QUOTE I
HAVE HERE IS "SHEDDING SKINS." WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
THAT SOUNDS PAINFUL. >> Idris: IS PSORIASIS,
BASICALLY. >> Stephen: SURE.
YOU CAN GET SOME OTEZLA FOR THAT.
>> Idris: YOU GROW OLDER. THERE'S THINGS THAT YOU CARE
ABOUT A LOT WHEN YOU'RE YOUNGER THEN AS YOU GET OLDER, YOU LET
GO OF SOME OF THOSE THINGS. I AM VERY MUCH ONE OF THESE
PEOPLE, I AM WEST AFRICAN. WE HOLD ON TO THINGS FOR A
WHILE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. WE HOLD ON TO IT.
AS I GET OLDER, I JUST, NOT SO MUCH.
SHED. LIKE MY JACKET, LIKE MY COAT.
>> Stephen: WHAT DOES THAT FOR YOU UP TO DO?
IF YOU SHARE THIS INFO DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO DO?
>> Idris: THINK IT'S ABOUT BEING MORE ACCEPTING, ABSORBING
MORE. YOU LEARN MORE, YOU'RE EXPOSED
TO MORE. BEING MORE OPEN.
YOU CAN SHED SOME STUFF THAT YOU'VE BEEN SORT OF HOLDING ON
FOR A LONG TIME AND YOUR YOUTHFUL YEARS.
AS YOU GET OLDER, YOU CAN ACCEPT MORE, I THINK.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE IDRIS ELBA
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY.
WE ARE BACK HERE WITH THE STAR OF "LUTHER: THE FALLEN SUN,"
IDRIS ELBA. YOU ARE WEST AFRICAN.
YOUR MOM IS FROM GHANA AND YOUR FATHERS FROM SIERRA LEONE FOR
YOU RECENTLY WENT TO GHANA. RIGHT HERE.
LAST MONTH. WHAT WAS THE OCCASION?
[APPLAUSE] >> Idris: YEAH.
I WAS IN GHANA, I WAS MAKING A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE
GOLD COAST. I WAS REALLY FASCINATED HOW,
HUMANS ARE FASCINATED WITH THIS. WHILE I WAS THERE IN A SHANTY
KINGDOM, THE KING, THE ASHANTI KING SAID WHAT YOU COME TO THIS
PROCESSION. HE SAID PLEASE COME AND SAY HI
HIGH. SO I SHOWED UP IN MY JEANS AND
THEY WERE LIKE NO, NO, NO, NO. YOU'VE GOT TO WEAR THIS.
THAT WAS THE OUTFIT. IT WAS A REALLY FASCINATING DAY.
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL, TRADITION WAS RICH.
THIS IS A KENTE OUTFIT. CLOTH.
>> Stephen: HAD YOU WORN ONE BEFORE?
IS IT HARD? IS A DIFFICULT, SPECIAL WAY?
>> Idris: THERE IS A SYSTEM. WE MEET THE KING, TYPICALLY YOU
HAVE TO DROP THE SHOULDER DOWN A LITTLE BIT AND THEN SHAKE THE
KING'S HAND. IT'S PART OF TRADITION.
>> Stephen: WHAT DOES IT SYMBOLIZE, OPENNESS?
>> Idris: SORT OF A SYMBOL OF RESPECT.
THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I'M WEARING IT.
UNDERNEATH YOU'VE JUST GOT YOUR SHORTS ON.
MY THINKING. OH, MAN, I AM GOING TO MEET THE
KING AND IT'S GOING TO FALL OFF AND I'M STANDING THERE IN MY
BOXERS. I WAS LIKE, PLEASE.
LET THIS NOT HAPPEN TO ME. IT WAS ACTUALLY REALLY BEAUTIFUL
TIME AND I DON'T MEAN TO MAKE FUN OF IT.
IT WAS VERY BEAUTIFUL. >> Stephen: THE NEW FILM, YOU
ARE RETURNING AS DETECTIVE JOHN LUTHER IN "LUTHER: THE
FALLEN SUN." FOR THOSE WHO AREN'T FAMILIAR,
WHO IS JOHN LUTHER? WHAT'S IT LIKE TO PLAY A
CHARACTER FOR 13 YEARS? >> Idris: I KNOW.
JOHN LUTHER IS THE CHARACTER THAT I PLAYED IN 2010.
HE'S A DETECTIVE. IT'S THE DETECTIVE GENRE.
HE'S A BROKEN MAN, TORTURED. IT WAS FOR THE BBC ORIGINALLY
AND WE DID FIVE SEASONS. IT'S A GREAT SHOW.
I LOVE THAT SHOW. EVENTUALLY WE WANTED TO SEE IT
ON A BIGGER SCALE SO WE SORT OF PUT IT IN THE ETHER AND HERE WE
ARE WITH A FILM, THE FIRST FILM. >> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT WE ARE GOING TO SEE?
>> Idris: NO. >> Stephen: YOU DON'T.
IT WILL BE EXCITING FOR BOTH OF US.
>> Idris: [LAUGHS] >> WHERE IS IT?
WHERE IS IT? >> Idris: IN THE CUPBOARD.
>> IN THE CUPBOARD. IDIOT.
>> LISTEN TO THIS. HAVE YOU?
>> NO. >> GOOD.
YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS? THE DYING BREATHS OF A YOUNG
MAN. IT'S HORRIBLE.
I WANT TO FIND WHO MADE THAT RECORDING YOU'RE GOING TO HELP
ME BY TELLING ME HOW IT'S TRANSMITTED.
OKAY. THIS IS THE PART WHERE I DO
SOMETHING HORRIBLE TO YOU. PERHAPS TATTOO YOUR EYEBALL.
THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO.
DON'T MOVE. STOP MOVING.
[APPLAUSE]
>> Stephen: IDRIS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
"LUTHER: THE FALLEN SUN" PREMIERES THIS FRIDAY ON
NETFLIX. IT'S IDRIS ELBA, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE BACK WITH F. MURRAY ABRAHAM.
THANK YOU.
♪ ♪ >> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY,
WELCOME BACK. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
MY NEXT GUEST IS AN ACTOR YOU KNOW FROM "AMADEUS,"
"THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL," AND "THE WHITE LOTUS."
HIS NEW FILM IS "THE MAGIC FLUTE."
>> I HAD OCCASION TO HEAR YOUR FATHER SING SEVERAL TIME IS
RIGHT HERE IN THESE HALLOWED HALLS WHERE WE BOTH GOT OUR
START. HE WAS A FEW YEARS BEHIND ME BUT
I REMEMBER HIS POWERFUL YET NUANCED FIGURE.
YOUR FATHER WAS QUITE THE SINGER.
IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE GREATNESS ONE MUST HAVE DISCIPLINE.
AND ONE MUST HAVE RULES. IN ANY CASE, OUR CHRISTMAS
RECITAL FAST APPROACHES. >> THE MAGIC FLUTE.
THAT WAS ACTUALLY MY DAD'S FAVORITE.
HE SAID HE ALWAYS FELT THIS CONNECTION WITH THE PRINCE.
>> OH. >> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME TO
"THE LATE SHOW," F. MURRAY ABRAHAM.
♪ ♪
>> F. Murray: OH! [APPLAUSE]
THANK YOU! [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> Stephen: IT'S SO NICE. I'VE BEEN A FAN FOR SO LONG.
WE'VE NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO TALK BEFORE.
IT IS SUCH A PLEASURE FOR ME. I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT "THE
WHITE LOTUS" HE'S AN TWO. YOU WERE ONE OF THE STARS, YOU
CALLED IT THE BEST JOB THAT YOU HAVE EVER HAD.
YOU ARE 83, YOU'VE HAD A LOT OF GOOD JOBS.
WHY WAS THAT THE BEST ONE? >> F. Murray: WAS A GREAT
SCRIPT. IT WAS, EVERYBODY LIKED EACH
OTHER. THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN TOO OFTEN.
>> Stephen: OH, YEAH? >> F. Murray: NO, IT DOESN'T.
>> Stephen: WASN'T DURING COVID, WERE YOU STUCK TOGETHER?
>> F. Murray: YEAH, WE HAVE THE WHOLE HOTEL TO OURSELVES
BECAUSE IT WAS OFF-SEASON BUT IT WWAS A BEATABLE PLACE.
THE CAST, THE CREW. EVERYONE.
WE ATE TOGETHER. TO WORK TOGETHER.
I THINK IT COMES THROUGH THE CAMERA.
WE ALL REALLY GOT ALONG. >> Stphen: THE NEW FILM IS
"THE MAGIC FLUTE." YOU HAVE ALREADY SAID THAT
YOU'RE A FAN OF THE OPERA BY MOZART.
WHAT DID YOU LOVE ABOUT IT? I HAVE MY OWN REASONS FOR LOVING
IT AND I WILL TELL YOU WERE JUST A SECOND.
>> F. Murray: ONE OF THE EARLY ONES THAT I FELL IN LOVE WITH.
LA BOHEME WAS THE FIRST ONE. ONE OF THE REASONS I LOVE THIS
MOVIE, IT'S A GREAT INTRODUCTION TO A GENERATION THAT DOESN'T
KNOW OPERA BECAUSE IT'S LIKE, IT'S "THE MAGIC FLUTE."
IT'S GOT REAL MAGIC IN IT BUT IT'S ALSO LIKE A HARRY POTTER
VERSION OF "THE MAGIC FLUTE" SO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A WHOLE
BUNCH OF KIDS DISCOVERING OPERA. BEAUTIFUL MUSIC.
BY THE WAY, WE SHOT IT IN SALZBURG, ANOTHER REASON THAT I
DID IT. >> Stephen: DO YOU EVER PICK A
PROJECT BECAUSE THE LOCATION IS GREAT?
>> F. Murray: ACTUALLY, YES. [LAUGHS]
>> Stephen: AND THE SCRIPT IS GREAT OBVIOUSLY.
>> F. Murray: IF IT'S ONLY MEDIOCRE.
BUT IT'S IN A GREAT PLACE. [LAUGHS]
>> Stephen: YOU'VE STILL GOT TO GO.
I DON'T KNOW SALZBURG. >> F. Murray: IT'S SO PRETTY.
I MEAN, IT'S REALLY BEAUTIFUL. DO YOU KNOW THE "THE SOUND OF
MUSIC" WAS SHOT THERE. >> Stephen: I DID KNOW THAT.
>> F. Murray: ONE OF THE BIGGEST TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN
EUROPE. RIGHT NOW.
IT'S HUGE. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE'S ANOTHER BIG TOURIST ATTRACTION,
AND THAT WAS MOZART'S HOUSE WAS THERE AND BECAUSE IT WAS THE
COVID AT THAT TIME, THERE WAS NO ONE THERE.
THE TOURISTS WERE OUT, SO I HAVE THE RUN OF THE TOWN.
IT WAS GREAT. I HAD GUIDED TOURS BY THE PEOPLE
WHO RAN THE OPERATION. I FELT LIKE A REALLY BIG MAN.
>> Stephen: YOU PLAY A TEACHER AND A HEADMASTER IN THIS FILM.
IS THERE PARTICULAR TEACHER WHO MADE A PARTICULAR DIFFERENCE IN
YOUR LIFE? >> F. Murray: I WAS A HOODLUM.
>> Stephen: YOU WERE A HOODLUM?
F. MURRAY ABRAHAM WAS A HOODLUM? >> F. Murray: YES.
EL PASO, TEXAS, THE MOVIE, YOU KNOW "SCARFACE."
I SOUNDED LIKE THAT IN CHARACTER WHEN I GREW UP.
ALL OF MY FRIENDS ARE MEXICANS AND I GREW UP WITH THE BORDER.
I WAS A BOMB. I WAS REALLY GOING NOWHERE.
THIS TEACHER. TURN MY LIFE AROUND, SHE SAID
YOU SHOULD TRY THIS. DON'T ASK ME WHY.
>> Stephen: WAS IT AN ACTING CLASS?
>> F. Murray: SPEECH AND DRAMA.
I TOOK IT BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS EASY.
>> Stephen: WAS IT EASY? >> F. Murray: AS SOON AS I
STEPPED ON THE STAGE, I KNEW WHERE I BELONG TO.
IT WAS UP A GIFT FROM HEAVEN. TO CHANGE MY LIFE.
I LEFT THE GANGS. I ACTED IN A CONTEST IN THE
STATE OF TEXAS AND MY WON AND I GOT A SCHOLARSHIP.
WENT TO COLLEGE. [APPLAUSE]
>> Stephen: DO YOU REMEMBER, WHAT WAS THE THING THE ACTED TO
WIN THE CONTEST? >> F. Murray: IT WAS A ONE-MAN
PLAY. I PLANED A GUY WITH A SCOTTISH
ACCENT. THE SCHOLARSHIP WAS $100 TO GO
TO COLLEGE. >> Stephen: THOSE ARE THE DA
DAYS. >> F. Murray: WELL, I AM
125 YEARS OLD. >> Stephen: IT WAS THE FIRST
YEAR OF COLLEGE. THEY WEREN'T SURE IF IT WAS
GOING TO TAKE OFF YOUR INTRODUCTORY PRICE.
YOU ARE PERFORMING WITH THE PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
WHEN IS THAT? >> F. Murray: THAT IS GOING TO
BE IN THE WEEK AND A HALF. 17, 18, 19.
I AM DOING MORE MOZART. >> Stephen: ARE YOU SINGING?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING? >> F. Murray: I'M GOING TO BE
RECITING POETRY WITH THE GREAT CONDUCTOR.
GREAT, GREAT CONDUCTOR AND WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THE REQUIEM.
YES. YOU KNOW WHAT?
A BUNCH OF SMARTIES. I LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
I WAS BORN IN PITTSBURGH. I LEFT WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID,
GREW UP IN EL PASO. BUT I TRAVE AROUND A LOFT.
IT'S ONE OF THE BEST THINGS I THINK ABOUT MY JOB.
I GET TO SEE THE WORLD AND SOMEONE PAYS ME.
>> Stephen: WELL, SPEAKING OF MOZART AND SPECIFICALLY THE
REQUIEM, WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT "AMADEUS" FOR JUST A MOMENT.
E.U., THE REQUIEM IS WHAT IS COMPOSING WHEN HE DIES, WHEN
YOU'RE CHARACTER, SALIERI, ESSENTIALLY KILLS THEM THROUGH
EXHAUSTION. YOU WON AN OSCAR FOR YOUR
PERFORMANCE. HERE YOU ARE.
YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED A BIT. ABSOLUTELY THE SAME.
WHERE DO YOU KEEP THE OSCAR? >> F. Murray: I REALLY MISS MY
HAIR. [LAUGHS]
>> Stephen: WHERE DO YOU KEEP THE OSCAR.
>> F. Murray: I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU, MAN.
BECAUSE THE OSCAR BROUGHT ME SO MANY GOODIES, HE HAS APPEARED IN
EVERY PLAY I'VE EVER DONE. >> Stephen: OSCAR HAS?
>> F. Murray: HERE IN NEW YORK, ON BROADWAY,
OFF-BROADWAY, IN EUROPE, IN CONCERTS.
I GIVE HIM TO THE STAGE MANAGER AND I SAY LISTEN, HIDE HIM ON
THE STAGE. NOT SO WHERE THE AUDIENCE CAN'T
SEE HIM BUT WHERE THE CAST CAN DISCOVER HIM.
JUST FOR FUN. >> Stephen: THAT IS A HELL OF
A FLEX, I'VE GOT TO SAY. OH, I'M SORRY.
DID I PUT MY OSCAR IN YOUR SCENE?
I DIDN'T REALIZE HE WAS THERE. I DIDN'TWANT THEM TO BE THERE.
>> F. Murray: HE HAS BEEN IN TRASH CANS, DRAWERS, SUITCASES.
PEOPLE GET INTO BED AND THEY GO, WHOA.
>> Stephen: IS THAT AN OSCAR ARE YOU JUST HAPPY TO SEE ME?
BUT YOU'RE ON STAGE. WELL, THIS IS A BROADWAY STAGE.
WHERE IS OSCAR? IS OSCAR HERE?
>> F. Murray: ARE YOU SAYING --
>> Stephen: I AM ASKING YOU IF OSCAR IS HERE TONIGHT.
>> F. Murray: I DON'T KNOW. >> Stephen: MARK, THAT IS MY
STAGE MANAGER. IS IT SOMEWHERE OUT HERE?
>> F. Murray: HE SAYS IT IS. >> Stephen: DO WE DO THIS --
THE YOUNGEST ONE GOES AND LOOKS FOR IT?
IS THERE A TRICK? MAY I?
I'M NOT JOKING. HOLD ON.
NO. HOLD ON.
WARMER? [AUDIENCE SHOUTING]
>> TURN LEFT, TURN LEFT. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
[APPLAUSE] >> Stephen: WOW.
I WILL DELIVER HIM RIGHT BACK TO YOU.
>> F. Murray: OH, IT'S ALL YOURS.
>> Stephen: F. MURRAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OH, MY GOSH. I'VE NEVER HELD ONE BEFORE.
MAY I PICK HIM UP AGAIN? OH, MY GOSH.
F. MURRAY ABRAHAM, BEST ACTOR IN
A LEADING ROLE, "AMADEUS." DAMN.
THIS IS SUCH AN UNLIKELY MURDER WEAPON.
NO ONE WOULD SUSPECT IT. YOU CAN PUT HIM IN THE
DISHWASHER AND GET ALL THE EVIDENCE OFF.
WELL, I'D LIKE TO THANK F. MURRAY ABRAHAM.
I LIKE TO THANK "THE MAGIC FLUTE" WHICH IS IN SELECT
THEATERS ON FRIDAY. F. MURRAY ABRAHAM, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> Stephen: THAT'S IT FOR "THE LATE SHOW."
TUNE IN TOMORROW WHEN MY GUESTS WILL BE LILY TOMLIN
AND JANE FONDA, PLUS MORE OF MY INTERVIEW
WITH STEVEN SPIELBERG AND COMPOSER JOHN WILLIAMS.
GOOD NIGHT.